Final Year Commerce 2015/16
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Dr. Gerard Turley, BComm Programme Director | September 2015
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Streams in Final Commerce
Students must select one of the streams listed below and pass the required 25 ECTS modules in that stream.
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Accounting
Economics
Management of Human Resources
Business Information Systems
Marketing
Modules are offered subject to sufficient demand and availability of staff.
NOTE: STUDENTS CAN ONLY REGISTER FOR 60 ECTS
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING AVAILABLE MODULES VISIT •
http://www.nuigalway.ie/cairnes/currentstudents/
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year B. Comm: ECTS & Stream Requirements:
Three Year B. Comm. Degree
Three
Year B Comm Degree ‐ Final Year: 60 credits required
Final Year: 60 credits required
• 15 obligatory credits
• 25 credits from one stream
25 credits from one stream
• 20 credits either from the same stream or from the list of electives
Required for graduation:
• Pass: 60 ECTS Credits in Final Year
Pass: 60 ECTS Credits in Final Year
• Pass Mark: 40% (But: Allowed To Pass up to 15 ECTS credits at 35% ‐ 39%)
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year B. Commerce International: ECTS Requirements:
Four Year B.Comm International Degree: 60 credits required
Four
Year B Comm International Degree: 60 credits required
• 15 obligatory credits
• 20 language credits
20 language credits
• 25 from a single subject stream or the list of electives or both. Please note modules chosen from outside the list of electives must come from a single subject stream.
Required for graduation:
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• Pass: 60 ECTS Credits in Final Year
• Pass Mark: 40% (But: Allowed To Pass up to 15 ECTS credits at 35% ‐
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BComm ‐ Stream Requirements
• B.Comm students CANNOT graduate without meeting stream requirements i.e. 25 ECTS required for each stream
• Some modules are obligatory. Check and recheck with the relevant discipline.
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September 30th. Semester II ‐ Change of mind dates TBA (
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Experience –
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Obligatory (15 ECTS)
(15 ECTS)
Semester
ECTS
Ireland in the Global Economy
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Strategic Management
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Innovation, Creativity & Enterprise
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J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year Commerce ‐ Stream and Electives (45 ECTS) You MUST
You
MUST select Stream Credits from the list of modules specified for the select Stream Credits from the list of modules specified for the
stream
B.Comm.
Semester
ECTS
Single Stream
I & II
25
Stream/Electives
I & II
I & II
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45
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year Commerce International –
Language, Stream and Electives (45 ECTS)
B.Comm. International
ECTS
Language
20
Single Stream and/or Electives
25
45
Accounting Exemptions
Website link re exemptions from all the professional membership bodies:
http://www nuigalway ie/cairnes/currentstudents/exemptions/
http://www.nuigalway.ie/cairnes/currentstudents/exemptions/
See attached link to CAI ‐ http://students.charteredaccountants.ie/Student‐
Information/Courses/Exemptions/NUIGBCOM/
It is the responsibility of the student at all times to ensure that they have selected
the appropriate modules and have the necessary modular pre-requisites if they are
seeking exemptions from professional examinations.
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• BComm students are not permitted to register for any more than 60 ECTS with the exception of students wishing to do the LLB.
• Students wishing to do the LLB MUST register for 65 ECTS,
which must include at least 25 ECTS of Law. These students must also fulfil the stream requirements. Law is not a stream.
fulfil the stream requirements. Law is not a stream. • Students who wish apply for the LLB must go to the School Office to seek permission to register for 65 ECTS.
seek permission to register for 65 ECTS.
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Teaching Profession
Regulated by the Teaching Council of Ireland
Ireland, www.teachingcouncil.ie
www teachingcouncil ie
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Three Leaving Cert Business Subjects
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To teach Accounting, at a minimum the Accounting stream is required
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To teach Economics, at a minimum the Economics stream is required
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To teach Business, a sufficient amount of Marketing, HRM and Law modules are
required.
More details from the Programme Director and from
http://www.teachingcouncil.ie/new-post-primary-teachers/qualification-requirements-forpost-primary-teachers-qualifications-awarded-in-ireland-applying-for-registration-onor-after-1-january-2017.2966.html
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Final Year – B. Comm., B. Comm. International & International Experience The Pass standard is 40% in
The
Pass standard is 40% in each subject.
each subject However a student with marks less than However a student with marks less than
40% in one or more modules will be deemed to have passed provided: ‐ The aggregate mark for all modules of the year is at least 40%
‐ No mark is below 35%
‐ Not more than 15 ECTS have marks in range 35 –
Not more than 15 ECTS have marks in range 35 – 39%
Note: Where one or more of these conditions have not been met, each module
where the mark is below 40% must be repeated. Marks of 40% and above are
carried forward to the next session and are not repeatable.
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Example of Student who can compensate - Pass
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Example of Student who cannot compensate Fail
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Overall Degree Result – B. Comm., B.Comm International and B.Comm International Experience • Based on the combined results of the Second and Final Based on the combined results of the Second and Final
Commerce years, the overall mark to be derived from adding together 30% of the Second year aggregate marks and 70% of the Third year aggregate marks
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
B. Comm. Overall Degree Award
Degree Average Grade in B. Comm. Degree
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70% on the aggregate H2 1
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60% on the aggregate
60% on the aggregate H2.2
50% on the aggregate H3
40% on the aggregate J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final Year Repeat Examinations
• Students must present for the initial examination in a module unless permission has been granted from the School Office.
• Medical certificates should be supplied to the School Office if and when seeking permission to defer an exam in advance, contact b i
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submitted to the School Office, and at the time of the student’s illness.
• If exams are deferred, complete degree results will not be available until after Autumn Repeat Exam Boards i.e. September, and from the Exams Office only
Exams Office only.
Innovation, Creativity & Enterprise
Two lecture sessions to be delivered in Semester 1
Wednesday, October 7th from 6‐7pm, Wednesday, November 11th from 6‐7pm. Venue: Kirwan
Doing Business in China: Language and Culture I and II
‐ Elective
Elective modules, in Sem I (CI300) and Sem II (CI301, which cannot be modules in Sem I (CI300) and Sem II (CI301 which cannot be
taken unless first module is completed). ‐ Understanding of Chinese Culture and Business, and Chinese Language Skills
‐ Lectures began today. Check timetable. Class size is limited to 30 students.
Career Development Centre Services for Final Year Commerce Students:
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Careers information – career options with your degree, further study.
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One‐ to‐one guidance appointments.
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CV Workshops and one‐to‐one CV/Application Clinics, employer events, presentations and careers fairs – drop in for a copy of our events listings.
Semester 1 ‐ Important Dates
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Business Workshop Events most Wednesdays @ 6pm– see event listing for details
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Employer in Residence Mondays @ 2 – 5pm CDC
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Graduate Job Programmes Information Session Tuesday, September 29
Graduate
Job Programmes Information Session Tuesday September 29th @1pm @1pm – 2pm at CDC
2pm at CDC
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Graduate Jobs Fair Tuesday 6th October 12.30 – 4pm Bailey Allen Hall – 70+ companies on campus
Visit www.nuigalway.ie/careers for more information Career Development Centre
Skills and Personal Development
• Computer Services : computer services advice available: http://www.nuigalway.ie/information‐solutions‐and‐services
• Academic
Academic Writing: The AWC offers free one
Writing: The AWC offers free one‐on‐one
on one sessions on academic/essay sessions on academic/essay
writing to all NUIG students from October: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/awc/
• SUMS: SUMS offers mathematics support to students across all colleges and courses: http://www maths nuigalway ie/sums/
http://www.maths.nuigalway.ie/sums/
• Clubs & Societies: http://www.socs.nuigalway.ie and http://www.sports.nuigalway.ie
• Alive Programme: The programme helps students who want to develop tangible and transferable skills while they are gaining practical volunteering experience: http://cki.nuigalway.ie/alive
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Notices / Announcements:
For all your information on timetables, requirements,
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academic calendar, etc. our website is: http://www.nuigalway.ie/commerce
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Class Representatives
• If wish to volunteer to act as Class Representative please contact Mairead McKeon, School Office by Wednesday, 9th
September.
September
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Tel: (091) 492612
business@nuigalway.ie
Room 355, Top Floor, Cairnes Building.
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
B.Comm. Programme Director Dr. Gerard Turley
Room 205, first floor St. Anthony’s (old part of Cairnes Building)
Tel: 091‐493095
gerard.turley@nuigalway.ie
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send me an e‐mail to make an appointment)
School Office
If you have any queries please contact the School Office, located
on the top floor, Cairnes Building. Details as follows:
Mairead McKeon
Room 355, Top Floor, Cairnes Building
Tel: 091‐492612
Email: business@nuigalway.ie
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Streams
• Advice and Guidance from lecturers
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Why Economics?
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• Good job prospects
Specifically, what do you need?
• Interest in economics
• Analytical, technical, problem-solving skills
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• Other skills,, including
Examples of where our NUI Galway economics graduates have got employment
Economics Undergraduate Handbook:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/economics/current/undergrad/
Economics Stream
in Final Commerce
Economics NUIG Website:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/economics/
Economics Coordinator :
Email: paddy.gillespie@nuigalway.ie
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Financial Markets, EC382
• EC422 Applied Econometrics (oblig) International Economics, EC386
• EC345 Health
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Money and Banking, EC357
Environmental & Natural Resource
Development Economics
Economics, EC424 Topics in
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• EC425 Topics in Microeconomic
Theory (oblig)
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Accounting Stream 2015-2016
• Specifically designed for students with a strong interest in pursuing
a career in accounting (or a related area such as tax, auditing).
• 53% of ALL graduate jobs last year were in Accounting, Banking
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• Excellent career opportunities for students with good degrees with
large, medium and small accounting firms.
• Many of our students train in Industry with large companies.
• Excellent M. Acc programme available at NUI Galway.
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Our Graduates…
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Final year accounting stream 2015 - 2016
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Obligatory modules
– International Financial Reporting II* and III*
– Management Accounting II
II* and III*
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– Taxation I
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Optional Accounting stream courses
– Business Finance II*
– Taxation II ##
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Final Year Accounting modules build on, and are more demanding than 1st /
2nd year Accounting modules.
* These electives are also available to students of other streams
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Taxation II is necessary for Chartered Accountants Ireland exemption
Recent Marketing Graduates & Where They Are Now
Where They Are Now
Marketing, NUI Galway.
3rd YEAR MARKETING COURSES
UNDERGRADUATE
Semester 1
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Qualitative Marketing Research (MK3100) [5 ects] Stream
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Cases in Marketing Strategy (MK3101) [5 ects] Stream
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Th Marketing
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M k ti Of Services
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(MK311) [5 ects]
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Media & Marketing Communications
(MK314) [5 ects]
Semester 2
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Marketing Analytics & Research (MK3102) [5 ects] Stream
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Digital Marketing Planning (MK3103) [5 ects] Stream
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Global Marketing (MK303) [5 ects] Stream
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Brand Management (MK341) [5 ects]
Marketing, NUI Galway.
MARKETING COURSES
POSTGRADUATE TAUGHT
 MSc MARKETING PROGRAMMES
Programme Director: Dr. Declan Fleming
 MSc. MARKETING PRACTICE
Programme Director: Ms. Ann Walsh
Marketing, NUI Galway.
Why Choose the HR Stream?
.... ‘so much of what we call management consists
in making it difficult for people to work’
work .
Peter Drucker
For organisations to be successful, employees
must work outside of their comfort zone.
Martin Conroy, Director Continuous Improvement,
Global Vascular Operations at Medtronic
Human
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• Courses (Obligatory)
– Management of Human Resources Sem 1(5 ECTS)
– Global Employment Relations Sem 1(5 ECTS)
– Rights & Obligations Sem 1 (5 ECTS)
– Cross Cultural Management Sem 2 (5ECTS)
– Work and Organisations Sem 2 (5 ECTS)
How do you choose?
• Work to your strengths
• Commit yourself to your choice
• Think about your stream and your options
– HR & accounting
– HR & BIS
– HR & marketing
– HR & economics
• Think about your next step
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BIS Stream
J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Business Information Systems in 2nd Year
• Compulsory:
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MS217 - Information
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• Optional: MS117 - Information Systems & Project Management
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Business Information Systems in Final Year
• BIS Stream Compulsory Subjects
• Semester 1
– Contemporary Project Management
– Business Intelligence & Analytics Plus IS Stream options
– Database Technologies
• Semester 2
– Cloud Computing
– E-Business
E Business Strategy & Practice
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Final Years - Have a Wonderful Year
Any Questions?